WHERE NEXT FOR SUSTAINABLE STRUCTURED PRODUCTS?

摘要

Investors have been a driving force behind sustainable finance's march towards the mainstream. Some started their environmental, social and governance (ESG) journey after recognising they have a fiduciary duty to integrate such criteria into their investment analysis. For others, the motivation was the growing body of research suggesting that climate change and inequality could damage the value of their investments. "Most investors measure their financial performance, so a way to begin incorporating ESG is to incorporate ESG factors in their risk analysis," explains Heike Reichelt, head of investor relations and new products at the World Bank. "Then, if their stakeholders are interested in impact, they can look at various products that enable them to report on this."